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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many lines are in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Twenty four.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Eighty.

2. How many characters are in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. What does Gaunt call Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) "Un-rightful king to no one."
(b) "A stain on our England's dress."
(c) "History's most venomous leader."
(d) "Landlord of England."

4. Why don't Bolingbroke and Mowbray forgive one another?
(a) Both have not shared everything they are upset over.
(b) It would be forfeiting their honor.
(c) They have had a rivalry since childhood.
(d) They have both sworn to God they would seek vengeance.

5. What do the characters decide to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) They will invade Ireland on their own.
(b) They will not stay.
(c) They will wait.
(d) They will kill themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Duchess wish ill upon at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?

3. Who is Bolingbroke's father?

4. How long has the Welsh army been waiting for Richard?

5. Who invites Bolingbroke to stay at Berkley Castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard ultimately respond to the conflict of Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who is arriving at Ravenspurgh in Act 2, Scene 2? What does this mean?

3. What happens immediately preceding the official start of the duel?

4. What is Richard told has happened to the Welsh army? How does Richard respond?

5. How does Richard respond immediately after learning of Gaunt's death? Who responds the harshest to this news, and what does he say to Richard?

6. When is it apparent in the play that Richard will be succeeded?

7. Whose power seems to be stronger as of Act 2, Scene 3: Richard's or Bolingbroke's?

8. What does Gaunt reveal in Act 1, Scene 2?

9. How does Richard greet England upon returning from Ireland?

10. What happens at the end of Act 5, Scene 1? What does this say of York?

(see the answer keys)

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